Akta
Old Icelandic Dictionary - aktaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "akta" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
akta Old Icelandic word can mean:
- akta
- (að), v.
- akta
- 1) to number, tax, value (~ fólkit, ~ vísaeyri konungs);
- akta
- 2) to examine, search into (aktið þér ok öll leyni þau, er hann má felast);
- akta
- 3) to devote attention to, to study (~ ýmisligar íþróttir, bókligar listir);
- akta
- 4) to procure (~ þá hluti er hinum sjúka henta); ~ e-t inn, to furnish, supply;
- akta
- 5) to debate, discuss in parliament (nú sem þetta var ~t, gengu menn til lögréttu).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚴᛏᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- e-t
- eitthvat.
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